I get drivers up here in the NE pissed off at me as a pedestrian. Traffic rules are barely a suggestion in many cases and I've had too many close calls.
When I am crossing at an intersection - controlled or not - I will stop and make sure I feel it is safe for me to cross before I enter the road.
Drivers think that by them stopping for me, it is safe for me to cross. Sorry buddy, chill out, I will go when I feel it is safe for me, not when you tell me to. Sorry not sorry if that extra 10-20 secionds I took to be aware of my surroundings inconvenienced you
REMINDER: I am partially blind with complete loss of peripheral vision on my left.